The Rakes - Softcover

Blyth, Henry

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845883454 ISBN 13: 9781845883454

Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing, 2006

Synopsis

From John Wilmot, the drunken and debauched 2nd Earl of Rochester to Albert Edward, the playboy Prince of Wales (and later King Edward VII), this book chronicles the lives and adventures of some of England's rakes. It focuses on seven representative rakes from the Restoration to the late Victorian era.

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Synopsis:

From John Wilmot, the drunken and debauched 2nd Earl of Rochester to Albert Edward, the playboy Prince of Wales (and later King Edward VII), Henry Blyth chronicles the lives and adventures of some of England's most notorious rakes. These 'dissipated and immoral men of fashion', gamblers, womanisers and bons viveurs, were not necessarily typical of the times in which they lived, but their excesses add vibrancy to the pages of history, and, despite the fact that their conduct was often highly reprehensible, they were never, ever boring. Focusing on seven representative rakes from the Restoration to the late Victorian era, seductions and duels abound in this enthralling account of some of English history's most colourful characters.

About this edition

• Publisher: Nonsuch Publishing
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845883454
• ISBN 13: 9781845883454
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232